WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson exempted his remarks as ready for Wednesday’s Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal rite in Washington. The awards known the ladies who contributed to the dimension race, together with the NASA mathematicians who helped land the primary astronauts at the Moon below the company’s Apollo Program.
“Just right afternoon.
“The notable issues that NASA achieves…and that The us achieves…assemble at the pioneers who got here earlier than us.
“People like the women of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
“Society like Mary Jackson. Dr. Christine Darden. Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson.
“Thanks to all the Members of Congress who made today possible. The late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who we miss, and who led the effort in 2019 alongside Senator Chris Coons to bring these medals to life. Thanks to the champions for the legislation, then-Senator Kamala Harris, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Shelley Moore Capito, and Congressman Frank Lucas.
“The ladies we honor nowadays made it imaginable for Earthlings to boost past the boundaries of Earth, and for generations of trailblazers to apply.
“We did not come this far only to come this far.
“We proceed this legacy, as one member of the target market right here with us does each and every unmarried age – the notable Andrea Mosie.
“Andrea, who has worked at NASA for nearly 50 years, is the lead processor for the Apollo sample program. She oversees the Moon rocks and lunar samples NASA brought back from Apollo, 842 pounds of celestial science! These samples are national treasures. So is Andrea.
“The pioneers we honor nowadays, those Mysterious Figures – their braveness and creativeness introduced us to the Moon. And their classes, their legacy, will ship us again to the Moon… and next…consider – simply consider – once we release our footprints at the crimson sands of Mars.
“Thanks to these people who are part of our NASA family, we will continue to sail on the cosmic sea to far off cosmic shores.”
For more info about NASA missions, consult with:
SOURCE NASA
WANT YOUR COMPANY’S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?
440k+
Newsrooms &
Influencers
9k+
Virtual Media
Retailers
270k+
Reporters
Opted In
